Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-30
AMUSEMENT
The Hungarian OrchONsra.

There was q much better attend
.arce at Armory Hall last night than
on any preceding evening, and the IL
strumentation throughout was excel
lent. Several OF the pieces Were
encored, and Herr Meyers solo on the
cello, consisting OF a mfiange of some
OF the sweetest popular airs was SO
exquisitely rendered as to call forth
enthusiastic compliments from the
audience. The pablic are just
beginning 70 awaken to the
fact > that Los Angeles il
being treated to one of the most
unique and enjoyable musical enter
tainments ever given in this city. The
wonderful artistic feat of Signor Carlo,
the painter, whs, as an ir,aerlude,
sketches off-hand, in colors, COM
plete landscape in from twelve to fif-
teen minutes, lis most marvellous
piece of work. Last night he dashed
off a very pretty winter scene, putting
in some fine touches, in exactly twelve
minutes.
The troupe will give performance
this &fternoon and another this eve
ming, which will close the season.
A'Csming Attraction.
Messrs. ~Osbourne &.Steckwell open
at the Grand Opera House tonight in
the well-l.nown melo-drasna, Shadoacs
of a G~at City. Tuesday evening
the Gokssn Giant, n new piece, will be
presented. OF this tho Sacramento
Zee speaks as follows:
Sacramento theater- -goers were treated to
q drartGGic feast at the Metropolitan Theater
last evening by the OsbOurne -StockweIl
Company. There was large audience. The
piece produced was one OF Clay NJ. Green's
finest Efforts, The Golden Giant, q strong and
pretty story of the West. Frank Mordaunt
portrayed the Golden Giant" a character
s s)mew hat after the style Gf SANDY In the
Danffcs-a bluff. big-rearted miner, who
would die for friend, but who would fight
withlcesperation to rights wrong or protect
been better cast. Mr.. Merdaunt seems to be
precisely fitted for it. He caught the sym-
pathy of the audience ct the start and car
ried III with him through the eutire play.
lOusly rich mine in Idaho which was opened
In the early seventies by party Of gold
seekers from Missouri. Among the adVen-
turers are Max Wayne, Alex Fairfax, also
gam bier, and Bessie Fairfax, the sister of
Alex. She is a omping young girl of loving
nature, who has been brought up without
.enylady- like c0naPliShments-a diamond
In, the rough. She is In love with the gam
bier. While standing near his mine one day
Alex saw stage coach upset on grade,
throwing the passengeBG into stream. He
plunged into the water and rescued a beanti..
tobe the wife of Max Wayne, his old part
ner, who had gone Eest after her, but who
was believed to have been lost or died Gu
the way. The first thing Alex does is to fall
In love with the prettywidow, role aaInira, ra !,
course there is a villain IN the play, and the
part is well handled By Harry. Davenport,
Hc cadeqvors to disgrace the widow In the
eyes of her rew-f0und Trends in the mining
regions and force from her her interest in
the Golden Giant miuc, but manly Alex
Fairfax as umes the part OF guardian end
marries her.
But the greatest character in the whale
play ia that of "Jaek Eason," assumed by
George Osborne. A finer piece of character
acting was never seen on the sacramento
stage. In the eyes OF the author it WAS
doubtless considered atsecondary par,, but
Mr.. Gobourne has built 1t up. Although
"Jack Mason" Is a gambler in a frontier
town, he is a gentleman on the dead;
square" Although his hands may be,
stained with crime OF certain klnd IN
the pursuit of his aderted profession, he
sticks TO his friends, fights for them and aids
them. Osbourne dresses in the flashy garb
of the faro dealer, wearing high silk hat, q
snowy shirt front with e huge diamond, n
long black coat and white pantaloons. His
hat rests on the back OF his head, and he is
never seen without short cigar in the corr
-2er oftns mouth. He ia typical sport.
he isin love with Bessie Fairfax, part
played. with dash and perfection by Miss
Hattie ,&oore. She Is also in love with
lack, in fact, her everylthought is OF him.
He treaiseier like a little ch2d and finally, in
atriendly game of poker with her, pours out
hi6 love. assuring her that he is not bluHing
this time. Their little love scene is inter-
ruBted by .Bessie's brother Although Jack
is the beet friend he has OF earth, he does
not want Ejs sister weadedtG man of the
world-a Ga nbler. and he ORDERS Mason from
his house. Tnis scene is Almost powerful
and touching one and men and women
were alike affected in the audience. Like all
other melO-d ramas, the GOlGdf, Giant has Its
happy ending but not without anuch blood
letting. Lincoln Stuckwell did not have
strong part last night, but he made it a good
one In his own good way. He is the best
comedian now on the coast. t,go-night the
company will present Bench h, another
powerful WeGtern play. This VIII be the
Ia st ppts Drmauaa uf the apaSOn.